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• 1000 Unattended Death Cases Under Review After Murder Charge

  23-03-2018 23:56
  
  A Dallas man is accused of murdering an 81-year-old woman and sources say there are multiple victims. Meanwhile, the string of attacks has prompted Dallas police to review 750 unattended death cases for...Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Police: Armed Suspects Targeting Hispanic Community

  23-03-2018 23:51
  MESQUITE (CBSDFW.COM) – Mesquite Police are warning the public about a group of armed robbers who are targeting the Hispanic community.
  Police say it’s happening at apartment complexes during the overnight hours, mostly during the weekend.
  There have already been seven cases since February 14th, and police say they’re especially worried because the suspects are becoming increasingly violent.
  Authorities have released surveillance video which shows the suspects clearly. The
  
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• Let Wayne Buy It: Power Air Fryer XL

  23-03-2018 23:50
  
  Air fryers are increasing in popularity as a healthier way to make fried food. But how does it taste? We let Wayne Carter buy it to find out
  
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• 2 Indicted In Shooting Death Of Postal Worker On Dallas Expressway

  23-03-2018 23:49
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted a Dallas-area man in the killing of a postal worker who was driving a delivery rig on a Dallas expressway.
  A statement by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Dallas said 25-year-old Donnie Arlondo Ferrell of Hutchins is charged with murder of a U.S. officer or employee and a firearms violation.
  Donnie Ferrell (Dallas County Jail)
  The indictment also charges 24-year-old Bei-jing Tashawna Walker, aka “Channelle Walker&rdqu
  
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• After Complaints, Denton Kids Help Bring School Lunch Change

  23-03-2018 23:45
  
  Denton elementary school students will help usher in changes to the school lunch menu, after one student's complaint about school lunches was taken seriously by district officials.
  
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• Southlake Carroll Hires New Football Coach

  23-03-2018 23:41
  
  The son of a onetime Southlake Carroll High School football coach will take his father's former job, NBC 5 has confirmed.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Commission Calls for Expansion of Demolition Districts

  23-03-2018 23:18
  
  The city of Dallas is considering expanding Demolition Delay Overlay Districts in an effort to preserve some of Dallas' history.
  
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• Dallas Stars Really Need a Win

  23-03-2018 23:09
  
  The Dallas Stars playoff push continues with a lot of urgency while the team deals with a six game losing streak.
  
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• Greyhound Passenger: Bus Driver Admitted She Was Driving Tired

  23-03-2018 22:44
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – More passengers are coming forward after CBS11’s exclusive video of a confrontation between them and a Greyhound bus driver who they claim was falling asleep at the wheel on a trip to Dallas.It happened Thursday in New Mexico on a ride from Phoenix to Dallas.
  Passengers complained after the bus started swerving and noticed the driver pinching her cheeks with tweezers to stay awake.
  Passengers convinced the driver to pull over and the U.S. Border Patrol escorted
  
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• WSJ Report: UT Courting Tillerson To Be Next Chancellor

  23-03-2018 22:28
  AUSTIN, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – The Wall Street Journal reported Friday, the University of Texas is pursuing soon-to-be former U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to become its next chancellor, according to people familiar with the matter.
  The sources said the former Exxon Mobil Corp. chief executives is open to the opportunity of leading the University of Texas System, one of the largest in U.S. higher education.
  Outgoing U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson waves during his farewell rema
  
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• NFL Player Charged With Injury To Elderly Paraplegic While Trying To Get On Field

  23-03-2018 22:04
  HOUSTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Authorities issued a warrant Friday for the arrest of Pro Bowl defensive end Michael Bennett, accused of injuring a paraplegic woman as he tried get onto the field at last year’s Super Bowl to celebrate with his brother.
  The Harris County district attorney’s office said the warrant was issued after a grand jury indicted Bennett on a felony count of injury to the elderly.
  Michael Bennett  (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
  Bennett was a spectator
  
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• 750 Unattended Death Cases Under Review After Murder Charge

  23-03-2018 21:55
  
  A Dallas man is accused of murdering an 81-year-old woman and sources say there are multiple victims. Meanwhile, the string of attacks has prompted Dallas police to review 750 unattended death cases for...Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Shooting At Fitness Club Causes Mesquite Schools To Lock Down

  23-03-2018 21:28
  MESQUITE (CBSDFW.COM) – Police are searching for a group of suspects after a shooting at a fitness center in Mesquite. The shooting caused two schools to go on lockdown Friday afternoon.
  Police say it happened at Fitness Connection health club on North Town East Boulevard.
  Two people were injured with one having to be transported to the hospital.
  Witnesses say three suspects fled the scene in a silver, four-door vehicle.
  As a precaution, North Mesquite High School and McDonald High School
  
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• Man Who Robbed 12 Dallas Area Banks In 4 Months Sentenced To Prison

  23-03-2018 21:28
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Timothy Thomas, 40, of Dallas was sentenced Friday to serve 14-and-a-half years in federal prison and ordered to pay $17,534.00 in restitution, following his guilty plea in October 2017 to five counts of bank robbery.
  According to court documents, Thomas, who was previously convicted for a bank robbery in Chicago and on supervised release for that crime, committed the following bank robberies in the Dallas area:
  February 13, 2017 Chase Bank 2655 Arapaho Rd., GarlandJa
  
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• Traffic Stops Yields Counterfeit Cash In Carrolton

  23-03-2018 21:21
   
  CARROLTON (CBSDFW.COM) – Police in Carrolton are on the hunt for a counterfeiter.
  Carrollton traffic stop by Directed Patrol last night uncovered almost 1k in counterfeit $50s, a printer, and scanner.Dinner’s on us guys. (And we will pay with real money). pic.twitter.com/3uCQgEw7CO
  — Carrollton TX Police (@CarrolltonTXPD) March 23, 2018The search comes after almost $1,000 in counterfeit $50s, a printer and scanner were recovered during a traffic stop.
  Police tweeted
  
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• Traffic Stop Yields Counterfeit Cash In Carrollton

  23-03-2018 21:21
  CARROLLTON (CBSDFW.COM) – Police in Carrollton are on the hunt for a counterfeiter.
  Carrollton traffic stop by Directed Patrol last night uncovered almost 1k in counterfeit $50s, a printer, and scanner.Dinner’s on us guys. (And we will pay with real money). pic.twitter.com/3uCQgEw7CO
  — Carrollton TX Police (@CarrolltonTXPD) March 23, 2018The search comes after almost $1,000 in counterfeit $50s, a printer and scanner were recovered during a traffic stop.
  Police tweeted a ph
  
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• Two People Shot at a Mesquite Fitness Center: Police

  23-03-2018 20:55
  
  Breaking news from NBC 5. Two people have been shot inside a gym in Mesquite, according to police.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• American vs. Southwest: DFW's airlines disagree on new government regulation

  23-03-2018 20:51
  Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) and American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL) have opposing viewpoints in regard to a new way the U.S. Department of Transportation plans on calculating a metric.Set to take effect Jan. 1, 2019, the DOT will change the way mishandled bags are counted. Every month, the DOT publishes the Air Travel Consumer Report, which details how often an airline was on time to its destination. Another metric it publishes is the Mishandled Baggages Reports, which details how&
  
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• Mister Rogers Honored With U.S. Stamp

  23-03-2018 20:49
  
  A Mister Rogers stamp will soon be coming to a neighborhood near you.Photo Credit: U.S. Postal ServiceThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Form D Friday: Dallas real estate startup Door passes $12 million with latest fund raise

  23-03-2018 20:28
  Dallas real estate tech startup Door is closing on another round of funding, attracting enough attention to have to turn investors away.
  
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• Vision for big Dallas riverfront project comes into focus

  23-03-2018 20:10
  The 40-acre 505 Riverfront development attempting to link downtown Dallas with the planned Trinity River park would include one of Dallas’ largest shopping centers, office and apartment towers, and hotels.The project’s developers will commit to providing housing in the development for people with a mix of incomes, and in exchange will seek financial incentives from the city, the developers said at a Friday morning meeting of the Urban Design Peer Review Panel.
  The incentives will hel
  
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• Police: Family Of 4 From Iowa Found Dead In Mexico

  23-03-2018 20:04
  The Sharp Family (CBS News)
  CRESTON, Iowa (CBSNEWS) – Police in Creston, Iowa, say a family of four that was reported missing overnight has been found dead in Mexico. The bodies of Kevin, Amy, Sterling and Adrianna Sharp were discovered Friday inside a condominium of a tourist complex in Tulum, where they went on vacation, CBS Des Moines affiliate KCCI reports.
  “Autopsies are being performed in Mexico and results are pending,” the Creston Police Department said in a statement.
  
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• Accused Dallas Murderer Could Be Suspect In Several Texas Deaths

  23-03-2018 19:52
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Today Billy Chemirmir sits in the Dallas County Jail accused of one murder and is believed to be a suspect in several others. Investigators, at police departments in more than one city, are looking at the 45-year-old in connection with a number of deaths. Sources tell CBS 11 News that in each case the suspect targets older women and tries to smother them.
  Everything started with a Frisco police case in October of 2017. Investigators there were searching for the p
  
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• Craigslist Shuts Down Personals Section For Encounters With Strangers

  23-03-2018 19:36
  NEW YORK (CNN Money) – Craigslist is shutting down its personals section. The service announced on Friday that it will no longer operate the portion of its website that allows individuals to seek encounters with strangers.
  The move comes two days after the Senate approved of bipartisan legislation called the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act.
  The legislation, now awaiting President Donald Trump’s signature, would create an exception to Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Dece
  
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• News Now: T-Rex Fire & National Puppy Day

  23-03-2018 19:12
  An animatronic T-Rex burst into flames at a dinosaur park in Colorado yesterday, leaving us with some fantastic images. And today is National Puppy Day!
  
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• Spice Girls Animated Superhero Movie Reportedly In The Works

  23-03-2018 18:51
  LOS ANGELES (CNN) – The ’90s nostalgia fix we’ve been waiting for may soon happen.
  The Spice Girls — Victoria Beckham’s ‘Posh Spice,’ Emma Bunton’s ‘Baby Spice,’ Melanie Chisholm’s ‘Sporty Spice,’ Melanie Brown’s ‘Scary Spice’ and Geri Halliwell’s ‘Ginger Spice’ — have signed off their likenesses to be used in an animated film, according to Variety.
  The singers would reportedly
  
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• Deals Day: Agricultural products company consolidating Texas, Oklahoma operations in DFW

  23-03-2018 18:39
  In an effort to improve capacity and supply chain efficiency, as well as consolidate its regional operations, Cargill Protein is combining its San Antonio and Oklahoma City operations into a single hub in Dallas-Fort Worth.
  The Minneapolis-based company did not disclose where the facility will be located, but said it will be operated by a contractor and begin serving customers in fall 2018.Cargill also has multiple meat processing facilities in DFW.“The DFW area was the logical choice for&
  
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• Research Shows Link Between Allergy Season & Depression

  23-03-2018 18:31
  NEW YORK (CNN) – You know that spring has sprung when hundreds of people turn to Twitter to vent about their itchy eyes, dripping nose and uncontrollable sneezing and coughing. Seasonal allergies, which affect about 36 million Americans, aren’t just an annoyance. Many doctors agree that there is a real connection between allergies and mood.
  “‘Cranky’ is really the best word for it,” said Katie Ingram of Alexandria, Virginia, a triathlete who has seasonal
  
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• NTSB: Cracked Gas Pipe Was Behind Dallas Home That Exploded

  23-03-2018 17:50
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board says there was a cracked gas pipe behind a home that exploded in Dallas in February that killed a 12-year-old girl.
  The gas explosion on Feb. 23 killed Linda Rogers and led to evacuations in the area around Espanola Drive in northwest Dallas. Atmos Energy crews worked day and night to fix aging pipes.
  The NTSB was called to investigate the house explosion and to determine a cause.
  According to the p
  
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• Watch a 3D Street Chalk Artist at Work

  23-03-2018 17:33
  
  David Zinn uses sidewalk chalk and the world around him to create three-dimensional creatures. He is hosting a weekend of events at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Dallas Students Walk Out To Call For Stricter Gun Control Laws

  23-03-2018 17:26
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Hundreds of students poured out of Townview High School in Dallas to honor the 17 students and faculty that were killed in Parkland, Florida.
  The students were led by the Dallas NAACP Youth Council and left their classrooms for 17 minutes.
  During the walkout, the students called for tighter restrictions on who can buy guns and stricter mental health screenings.
  They also had a message for Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn.
  “To Senator Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, we a
  
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• Raw: Fire in Addison Displaces Residents

  23-03-2018 17:22
  
  A fire in Addison early Friday left three families displaced. They were given assistance from the Red Cross. No injuries were reported.Photo Credit: Metro
  
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• How Trump's tariff threats against China may hit Texas

  23-03-2018 17:11
  President Donald Trump's announcement Thursday to impose new tariffs on about $50 billion in Chinese goods marked the fulfillment of a campaign promise to counter what he says are unfair trade practices used by the nation's largest trading partner. No doubt dozens of U.S. states are bracing for the blowback.That's because many trade experts predict the tariffs will undermine relations with China, where officials have already said the country stands ready to respond with “necessary measures
  
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• Philadelphia software company buys Dallas-based eSignature provider

  23-03-2018 17:08
  This is the Exton-based company's fourth acquisition in the past 15 months.
  
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• Bratz dolls CEO pledges $200M to save Toys ‘R’ Us

  23-03-2018 16:57
  Toys 'R' Us is too big to fail.That’s the determination of Isaac Larian, CEO of MGA Entertainment Inc., the toy brand behind Bratz dolls and Little Tykes.The billionaire aims to rescue more than half of the bankrupt toy store’s 735 U.S. locations. Roughly 15 of North Texas' shops are currently slated for closure.
  Larian and other unnamed investors have committed $200 million to the unsolicited bid and plan to raise a total of $1 billion via a GoFundMe campaign.The Associated Press fi
  
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• Students Walkout Against Gun Violence

  23-03-2018 16:43
  
  As many as half a million teens and adults are expected at Saturday’s March For Our Lives rally in Washington D.C. following last month's shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida...Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Healthcare Design With Millennial In Mind

  23-03-2018 16:40
  
  Dallas-based architecture finds what the next generation of discerning patients want in healthcare.
  
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• DBJ honors its 2018 40 Under 40 Class

  23-03-2018 16:40
  This year’s group of 40 Under 40 honorees is proof that North Texas is well stocked with tomorrow’s bastion of leaders. This year's list includes bold innovators in business, real estate, finance, technology, health care and philanthropy. They've chosen different career paths to success — some worked their way up through large firms, others started their own companies, and some are changing lives in the nonprofit space. Many honorees are deep into their 30s, knocking
  
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• 40 Under 40: Josh Cohen, principal, Ryan LLC

  23-03-2018 16:38
  Josh Cohen began his career at Ryan in 2002 after graduating from Emory University in Atlanta. He excelled on a high revenue producing team, and quickly rose through the ranks at Ryan. Cohen left Ryan for a few years and then rejoined the firm in 2009. Upon his return, Cohen built a significant book of business and was quickly promoted to Principal in 2013. In 2017, just four years after becoming a principal, Josh was named the practice leader for Ryan’s largest practice area. As head of t
  
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• Wayne Huizenga, Who Built His Fortune From Trash, Dies At 80

  23-03-2018 16:29
  Wayne Huizenga (Photo By Eliot J. Schechter/Getty Images)
  MIAMI (AP) — H. Wayne Huizenga, a college dropout who built a business empire that included Blockbuster Entertainment, AutoNation and three professional sports franchises, has died. He was 80.
  Huizenga (HY’-zing-ah) died Thursday night at his home, Valerie Hinkell, a longtime assistant, said when reached at the family residence Friday. She gave no details on a cause of death.
  Starting with a single garbage truck in 1968, Huzie
  
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• Walmart partnership allows this DFW entrepreneur to make dental care accessible to all

  23-03-2018 16:03
  While getting patients to the dentist can be like pulling teeth, Dr. Lan Chi Le has built a business designed to make dental care easy, affordable and accessible for all.Le is the founder of ZYGO Dental Management Group, a practice she owns with her husband, Joey, who serves as the company’s chief technology officer. ZYGO is named after the zygomaticus major, a facial muscle that allows a person to smile.Since opening its first location in 2016, ZYGO has grown to 11 units and roughly 50 wo
  
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• Matt Bomer Buys Out Texas Theater For “Love, Simon” Screening

  23-03-2018 15:44
  SPRING (CNN) – Matt Bomer grew up in a conservative household in Spring, north of Houston, and knows what it’s like to feel different. On Thursday, the actor shared on Instagram that he and his husband, Simon Halls, bought out a theater in his hometown to offer a free showing of the movie “Love, Simon.”
  “This is an important movie, and a really good one,” Bomer wrote in the caption. “I know you’ll love it so come watch for free this Sunday!&rd
  
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• News Now: Students Marching, DFW Growing

  23-03-2018 15:14
  Students across the country will march tomorrow to bring awareness about school shootings and gun control legislation. Plus, the Census Bureau says that North Texas is the fastest growing metropolitan area in the country.
  
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• Shutdown Possible After Trump Threatens To Veto Omnibus Spending Bill

  23-03-2018 14:38
  WASHINGTON D.C. (CBSNEWS.COM) – President Trump is threatening to veto the omnibus spending bill the Senate passed overnight — despite indicating support for it in the last two days — because he says it doesn’t protect Dreamers or fully fund his border wall. The president’s veto threat suddenly makes a government shutdown, which seemed to be a crisis averted early Friday morning, much more likely.
  Government funding runs out at midnight.
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• U.S. Postal Service Releases Mister Rogers Postage Stamp

  23-03-2018 14:37
  PITTSBURGH (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – It’s a beautiful day to honor Mister Rogers with a postage stamp.
  The U.S. Postal Service has released a stamp featuring Fred Rogers, the gentle television host who entertained and educated generations of preschoolers on “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.”
  The ‘forever’ stamp went on sale Friday. It shows Rogers in his trademark cardigan along with King Friday, a puppet character from the show’s Neighborhood of Make-Believe.
  
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• Animatronic T-Rex Bursts Into Flames At Colorado Dinosaur Park

  23-03-2018 14:16
  CANON CITY, Colo. (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – The president and co-owner of a dinosaur-themed park in southern Colorado thinks that an electrical malfunction caused a life-size animatronic Tyrannosaurus Rex to burst into flames.
  (credit: Royal Gorge Dinosaur Experience)
  Zach Reynolds said that the T-Rex at the Royal Gorge Dinosaur Experience smoldered for about 10 minutes before it caught fire Thursday morning. Visitors watched as the inferno spread through the dinosaur, which appeared at times to b
  
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• Man Charged in Murder of Woman, 81; More Victims Suspected

  23-03-2018 14:11
  
  A Dallas man is accused of murdering an 81-year-old woman and sources say there are multiple victims.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Sheriff Puts Punxsutawney Phil On “Wanted” List

  23-03-2018 14:06
  STROUDSBURG, Pa. (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Punxsutawney Phil is a wanted … groundhog.
  A Pennsylvania sheriff’s officer has put up a wanted poster for Phil.
  The handlers of the groundhog last month said the furry rodent called for six more weeks of winter after seeing his shadow. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office says that expired last week, yet a spring storm brought more snow to the Northeast on Wednesday and Thursday.
  Cpl. Scott Martin told a local television station that&nbs
  
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• Chris Evans May Not Return As Captain America

  23-03-2018 13:13
  NEW YORK (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — The actor who plays Captain America may be ready to hang up his vibranium shield.
  Chris Evans tells The New York Times he has no plans to return to the Marvel movie franchise after reshoots of the fourth “Avengers” movie later this year. Evans says “you want to get off the train before they push you off.”
  The upcoming movie has yet to be titled and is expected to be released in 2019.
  Evans has played the role of Steven Grant Rogers si
  
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• New Gas Leak Reported in Northwest Dallas

  23-03-2018 13:10
  
  Atmos Energy confirms that two homes were evacuated Thursday night after a new natural gas leak was discovered in Northwest Dallas.Photo Credit: Metro
  
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